Chevrolet took us to GM's Milford proving grounds for a look-don't-touch session with the company's new high-horsepower track animal — the Camaro ZL1. We didn't get to drive the prototypes on hand, but we did poke them with a stick and query engineers on their beastly spawn. Here's what we found out.

The GT500-killing bow-tied muscle car we've been calling the Camaro Z28 is actually the Camaro ZL1, a name that's a throwback to one of the cleanest and meanest cars Chevy ever built. But can it live up to the name?